Isaiah 50:4-7. Psalm 21. Philippians 2:6-11. Matthew 26:14-27:66 As you might expect, all of our readings today are powerful. There are several homilies worth in each one, but I’d like to continue with my theme this Lent of the human story, both ours and that of Jesus. Because our Gospel
The Holy Father
Here is a translation of the Holy Father’s Homily at the Holy Hour earlier today in Rome “When evening had come” (Mk 4:35). The Gospel passage we have just heard begins like this. For weeks now it has been evening. Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Fifth Sunday of Lent, year A. Ezekiel 37:12-14. Psalm 129. Romans 8:8-11. John 11:1-45. Today’s readings are nothing less than triumphant. There are still two weeks to go until the great feast of Easter and yet today, all of our readings point to the Resurrection. Not the Resurrection of Christ,
Church Closure
Following the address by the Prime Minister yesterday the Bishops of England and Wales have taken the sad but responsible step of saying all Churches and places of Worship must be closed with immediate effect until further notice. The Divine Office will, of course, continue to be prayed by laity
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Our first reading today is a comfort for two types of people; those who never seem to learn from their past experiences but keep making the same mistake and those who are overlooked and ignored. Samuel, even after his having chosen Saul on the back of his physical magnificence and
PUBLIC SERVICES SUSPENDED FROM FRIDAY EVENING – 20th MARCH 2020
Many of you will already have heard about the Hierarchies decision to suspend public worship whilst the Pandemic increases in our country. Although this will have been an incredibly difficult decision to make it was, of course, the only sensible course of action. As a result there will be no
NATIONAL CALL TO PRAYER
Presidents of Churches Together in England have issued a call to prayer in the light of the Coronavirus pandemic. This is for all churches and people of prayer to join on Sunday 22nd March, Mothering Sunday. They write…. This Mothering Sunday, 22nd March, we are calling all churches to a
WORLD WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 2020
The theme for this year’s week of prayer for Christian Unity is ‘Unusual Kindness’ where we are invited to see God working through people and places which offer unusual kindness. The resources for this year have been put together by churches in Malta and Gozo and cover a variety of